Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] main " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lining provides essential protection for the main curtain fabric against exposure to sunlight , dust and dirt . |
| 2 | These are regarded as essential preparation for the main plenary session this afternoon . |
| 3 | In APL , the previous experience is more varied and is therefore not usually supported by a certificate as the main evidence of competence . |
| 4 | Clearchus wrote a dialogue on sleep , in which he introduced his master Aristotle as the main speaker . |
| 5 | Table 5.4 shows that US borrowers , dominant until recently , have partly withdrawn leaving Japanese and to a lesser extent UK institutions as the main issuers . |
| 6 | It is the fundamental skills of problem-identification , analysis and debate which are usually perceived by examiners and potential employers as the main achievement of literary studies . |
| 7 | Using a single strand of bright acrylic for the main yarn and several strands for the weaving yarn , again gives a very different fabric . |
| 8 | She chose Bonnie 's 2/30s Acrylic as the main ingredient for the recipe and added the finishing touches with a selection of knitted trims . |
| 9 | Shutting her eyes to the inevitability of what lay ahead , she gave herself up to the ride as he took her higher and higher into the peaks , following a winding route off the main road that was little used . |
| 10 | The number of voters citing defence as the main issue they wished to see discussed by the parties rose from 3 per cent at the start of the campaign to only 11 per cent in the third week and then stabilized at that level . |
| 11 | The previous management had relied upon the financial accounts as the main control mechanism , supplemented by weekly accommodation letting reports and an orthodox stock control system . |
| 12 | ESA therefore agreed to co-operate on Space-Lab , with the Germans as the main European partner . |
| 13 | In practice , they constitute something of as guide to interested bodies ad provide a framework for the main items of legislation introduced by an incoming government in the first session or two of a new Parliament : most manifesto promises are usually implemented . |
| 14 | There is still no sign of a buyer for the main consultancy business , Hay , and uncertainty over whether an agreement is imminent on Gartner Group . |
| 15 | Once you have crossed the Channel , you then board the gleaming blue and gold coaches for the main journey . |
| 16 | Electronic tolls could replace fuel and vehicle taxes as the main form of highway revenue . |
| 17 | A 171-km canal link between the Main and the Danube in south-east Germany was opened on Sept. 25 ; it helped to create a 3,500-km continuous navigable waterway from the Netherlands North Sea port of Rotterdam to Constanza on Romania 's Black Sea coast . |
| 18 | The first set of surveys revealed considerable support for the main principles of the reforms : 85 per cent of DGMs described their general attitude to the NHS and Community Care Act as " mostly approve with some reservations " and 6 per cent had no reservations at all ; 87 per cent agreed with the separation of purchasing from provision ; 88 per cent considered the reforms would make the NHS more business-like and that this was a good thing . |
| 19 | 1838 coincided with the culmination of the anti-apprenticeship campaign , 1840 with the first World Anti-Slavery Convention in London and 1848 with the high point of the controversy over whether to maintain the West African naval squadron as the main instrument of slave trade suppression . |
| 20 | But Culture Trend 's premises were a basement off a main road . |
| 21 | Professional — with a greater mind for ‘ bush ’ operations perhaps — have opted to keep the fabric-covered flying surfaces , citing ease of maintenance in the field as the main reason . |
| 22 | The parochial and manorial boundaries ( both very ancient ) follow either the Banbury-Oxford road or else take a winding course between the main road and the lane . |
| 23 | Responsibility for the main report lies with the Department of the Environment , but the Welsh Office also publishes a report describing progress with the list of commitments Mr Hunt made in the Welsh chapter . |
| 24 | What is the detour index for the main valley route on the map ? |
| 25 | There 's a car park between the main road and the pub . |
| 26 | So I started using guitar as the main line instrument and changed the band name to The Otis Grand Big Blues Band and looking back , it 's the best thing I 've done . ’ |
| 27 | It was not until 1837 that the beautiful pair of wrought-iron gates , which had been at the entrance to Heathfield House , facing Turnham Green , were purchased by the Duke of Devonshire for the main entrance to Chiswick House , created as the alternative to the old main entrance off Lord Burlington 's Lane . |
| 28 | In conclusion , we can say that the ‘ permanent income ’ hypothesis takes a long-term , wide measure of income as the main determinant of consumption . |
| 29 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 30 | It is that the Fund , through lack of accountability , has failed over the past year to fulfil its function as the main conduit for aid to Russia . |